Airel
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region | Normandy | |
Department | Some | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Lô | |
Canton | Pont-Hébert | |
Community association | Saint-Lô Agglo | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 13 ′ N , 1 ° 5 ′ W | |
height | 1-44 m | |
surface | 10.17 km 2 | |
Residents | 547 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 54 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 50680 | |
INSEE code | 50004 | |
City Hall (Mairie) of Airel |
Airel is a French municipality with 547 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . The municipality belongs to the canton of Pont-Hébert (until 2015: canton of Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle ) in the arrondissement of Saint-Lô . The inhabitants are called Airelois .
geography
Airel is about eleven kilometers north of Saint-Lô on the Vire , which borders the municipality to the west. Airel is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Neuilly-la-Forêt in the north and north-west, Lison in the north and north-east, Moon-sur-Elle in the east, La Meauffe in the south, Cavigny in the south-west and Saint-Fromond in the west.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
623 | 557 | 534 | 548 | 526 | 486 | 511 | 534 |
Culture and sights
- Saint-Georges church
- Saint-Antoine chapel
- old rectory
- 15th century mansion of Le Mesnil Vitey, Monument historique
- Juvigny mansion from the 16th century
- La Motte mansion from the 16th century
- 17th century mansion of La Grande Roque
Personalities
- Jean Michel Guérin du Boscq de Beaumont (1896–1955), politician, Minister of Justice (1954/1955)
Trivia
The geological formation between Airel and Moon-sur-Elle has produced several dinosaur finds (theropods).